Zip lookup · WA

98616
Cougar, Washington.

Cougar, Cowlitz County, WA · Longview, WA metro · population 192

What it costs per month · 98616 $1,465/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$693 (+90%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $2,869 +1%
$276,218$279,087 since Sep 2025
5 years
Down $12,885 -4%
$291,973$279,087 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 98616 $1,465 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 98616$1,465
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, prices here aren't rising.

Typical home values in zip 98616 rose 1.0% over the past year — in step with the nation.

This zip spans 3 counties: Skamania County, WA 96% · Cowlitz County, WA 4% · Clark County, WA 0%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Cougar, WA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $279,087 as of Sep 2026
+1.0%year on year

Typical home value — 98616

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$200,000 $300,000 $400,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 98616 $279,087 Longview $417,833 United States $366,157
$200,000 $300,000 $400,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 98616$279,087
  • Longview$417,833
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.